"Yes... but don't you like it ?"Noah took off his mask and questioned with a "innocent" manner.Sylvia also took off her mask, and after putting her arms around Noah's neck and giving him a few shakes, she questioned as if she had been treated unfairly."Even if that's the case, why do you spend so much money on this.""But atleast you agree that you like it, right?"However, Noah didn't seem to mind what she was doing. He quietly extended his hand, attempting to lift Sylvia off the sofa and place her on his lap.After which Sylvia sat on his lap, facing him, and let him do as he wished.However, as he looked at her, she had an unhappy smile on her face and she groaned in frustration."Ugh...""All right, I give up, but it's not at all expensive; it's cheap.""that's cheap?"Sylvia looked at Noah with a slightly tired expression."Considering the effects of this potion, it is on the cheap side.""Do you know how many barley breads we can purchase for 120,000 primos? If this thing is
"Much better."Julie nodded her head and once again focused on the Auction that was going below.Olivia was Julie's personal guard; she had no last name; she had been groomed since she was a little child; and her only responsibility was to serve & protect Julie.She may have outwardly appeared to be a disciplined maid, but on the inside she was a mischievous sadist who enjoyed torturing others.Because she was in charge of Julie's safety, which had a deeper meaning than most people realised, her job in real life allowed her to very effectively indulge in her obsessions.For instance, protecting against assassins, digging up behind captured assassins, questioning them while doing so, or, if necessary, torturing them.Which was her favourite part.Because of this, Julie was aware of Olivia's true nature and wasn't particularly averse to it because it simply meant that Olivia was working even effectively and that Julie's enemies were suffering more.—The next item I'm going to show you a
"I accidentally overheard a Slayer say something. I kept it in mind that time because I felt it would be interesting, and when I later looked into it more, I discovered something unusual about it."When I first saw the regressors' memories, I was very aware of what I was seeing and knew want I had to do, but I can't tell that to Sylvia. The book that will appear in this 'last auction' was my goal."What is it ?""A unique book that would show up here is what I'm looking for. I discovered that this auction sells items that could undoubtedly lead individuals to wage war if known outside, and it even sells 'products' that..... I don't know...."No, can it really be even called a product? I don't know.Nevertheless, the book I wanted would appear on stage in the most ridiculous-looking display, but unlike the piece of art, it would not be available for purchase at such a low price.There was also one more reason I was here, specifically the second reason for bringing Sylvia, but I still
Sylvia regained her composure when I convinced her in a realistic manner."Now I understand. But Noah, why are you so relaxed? even though you were aware of it already?""I suppose. I was also shocked."Sylvia had slightly furrowed brows."You're not a bit surprised,""I'm pretty good at facial expressions, and its not like its my first time seeing Slaves, I have seen much worse."I talked while wearing a dejected expression, while new slaves were delivered and the slaves downstairs were soon sold.This "final Auction" appeared to have a lot of slaves in the beginning. So, I assumed that the book I desired would actually arrive later."I didn't know the last auction would be like this."But I was aware of the truth, and it didn't surprise me because I had before witnessed a similar incident.Situations in which a person is stripped of his rights and pride and is reduced to a mere commodityIn many ways, it was similar to the slaves I had seen while serving as a proter or through the r
—Everyone, please hold on.~Clap Clap!The host stopped accepting bids and clapped his hands. Guests started focusing on him and voicing their displeasure because of the sudden interruption.The host, though, simply grinned and began speaking after ensuring that he had everyone's full attention.—I apologise for interrupting everyone again, but I haven't completed providing the product's whole introduction.He made dramatic hand motions in Luna's direction. After which the he spoke once again.—I want to let everyone know that this item is a little unique, since, despite her young age, she is already a half Awakened.—Its definitely one of a kind. And, we have already verified that the girl has mana in her body, and she is able to perceive it too, but because she is only partially awakened, we are unable to assess her potential rank and super-powers."At such a young age, half-awakened?""It is definitely great.""Hello, this little girl is mine."The VIP guests began muttering once a
With a face twisted in disdain, a voice filled with rage leaked out from Luna's white teeths.Drrr! Crung!Around the stage, there was a slight vibration in the Mana.The Hosts and other guests were focused on the bid, thus they were unaware of the sound.'Ohh.'But my eyes sparkled as I fixed them on Luna.I and Sylvia could clearly see the mana trembling furiously around Luna. It appeared to be moving as a result of Luna's rage.'That is it.'The power of Dragon bloodline that destroyed the human army and killed countless Slayers in the original timeline.Since Luna was still young and probably had been only learning how to use her abilities, her emotions were most likely causing her powers to respond.However, given the current circumstances, there was a great risk as well with the current situation.I was not sure if Luna was even sold in this auction in the original timeline, or if everything that was happening now was the result of regression's butterfly effect.But one thing w
August, one of the twelve faction leader for [Lost Night], was gritting his teeth in annoyance as he saw the Bid rise once again.At first, everything went according to his plan. He came to this auction today to purchase the lost book [Twilight orb], about which he had learned from one of his sources.Due to his current workload of managing all the information, and the search for the experimental girl who ran away from their lab and was eventually captured by the Slayers when his team members attempted to find her, he was already tensed.Because of the missing girl, all operations and plans related to her came to a halt which was a huge loss for the organisation, and August, who was in charge of collecting information and analyzing data, was given the task of finding the kid.August exerted every resource at his disposal, but the girl's situation remained unknown even after quite some time. He became even more discouraged and anxious as a result. He reasoned that humans might have b
"This...."Even Sylvia, who was unsure of the precise value of the Monster cores that were being announced, knew how valuable they must have been after seeing me place such a high offer and hearing the raucous applause from the Host.And even though the [Lost Night] member that arrived here was not really willing to let go of Luna when I raised the bid too high each time on my turn, my method nonetheless worked on him, and I eventually won at 1000 kgs.~Sigh!'I genuinely believed that I would need to fight for her for a little while longer.'After I won the auction, the stage crew began transporting Luna, and thankfully I prevented the worse case scenario.But now I was faced with yet another dilemma: 'should I stay and wait for a few more items, or should I leave once I had Luna?'It was a fact that my head was completely overloaded for choosing an option because each choice had advantages and disadvantages.But no matter what, I can't make Sylvia see these facial expressions."Syl